INELDA Update – March 2025
OUR LATEST EDUCATIONAL OFFERINGS
Pathways to Practice
Being an end-of-life doula can mean many different things. Just as each person’s desires and preferences around the end of life are different, there are many pathways for doulas to offer support. Pathways to Practice is a six-week cohort-style course to help empower you with the skills to build your unique doula practice and model of care. We have intentionally shifted away from the language of “business development” because the spectrum of doula care is vast and incorporates many ways to provide service beyond just the traditional business model. We will take learners through a discovery process of envisioning how they want to be a doula and be compensated for their care. We will guide you through trusted strategies for building a “plan for practice” that will help establish your vision for care, your definition of doula care, your impact, and the financial resources needed to sustain your practice. Lastly, participants will hear from a variety of practicing end-of-life doulas as they share their models for inspiration of paths already carved. LEARN MORE
Bridge End-of-Life Doula Training
This training is for those interested in learning the INELDA Doula Approach (launched in September 2024) and the latest techniques covered in our current end-of-life doula curriculum, and for those who have already learned the new approach and would like to join us again. If your INELDA training occurred before August 2024 or you trained with another doula organization, we look forward to sharing our process-based model with you. For those who are interested in applying for our yearlong certification program and have not taken either INELDA’s End-of-Life Doula Training or the Hospice Doula Training, the Bridge Course provides a direct route to be able to apply. LEARN MORE
DOULA SUPPORT FOR THE UNHOUSED IN PITTSBURGH
INELDA is excited to share that we have opened our training to Pittsburgh residents who are supporting the unhoused. This training was developed with a generous grant from the McElhattan Foundation. We are excited to be back in the city in May delivering this training to the community of carers supporting the unhoused folks living in Pittsburgh. This training is for all individuals who serve people who experience homelessness. This includes medical providers, hospice volunteers, social workers, street outreach workers, medical students, and people of any other relevant discipline.
INELDA VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES FOR IN-PERSON TRAINING AND COMMUNITY EVENTS
List of available training locations and dates (click location for more info)
- Santa Fe, New Mexico: March 27-30
- Austin, Texas: April 10-13
- Boone, North Carolina: April 30-May 4
- Santa Rosa, California: June 5-8
- LakeForest, Illinois (Chicago/Milwaukee Area): July 31-August 3
- Vancouver, British Columbia: September 18-21
INELDA is seeking on-site volunteers to assist with facilitating our in-person training and community events through the remainder of 2025. All are welcome to volunteer. Whether you are interested in assisting with an in-person community event or training, this will be an opportunity to experience firsthand while helping the educators teach or host the curriculum to others in the deathcare community. If interested, please email [email protected].
Title – Volunteer Role, Onsite Training/Event Volunteer
Primary point of contact: Partner with the on-site INELDA team and educators as well as event venue staff
VOLUNTEER RESPONSIBILITIES
>PRIOR TO THE TRAINING
- Virtually meet with the educator who will be on-site for the training and/or event
- Support INELDA operations as needed
>TIME COMMITMENTS
- Must be available for all days of the training and/or event
- Training events will range from six to eight hours in length; breaks will be offered in line with the daily session schedule
>LIVE SUPPORT FOR TRAINING
- Facilitate daily sign-in and assist with gathering accurate daily attendance
- Handle general administration needs and errands
- Field questions and support the educator during sessions
- Facilitate venue space needs as needed
- Help accommodate needs of training participants
- Meet and greet learners as they arrive to the training/event location
- Ensure venue is prepared for training daily
- Setup and breakdown training/event venue as needed
In consideration of your time, all volunteers will receive a free one-year Tier 2 INELDA Membership. While the primary role of a volunteer is to support the educator, volunteers will have the opportunity to work with the INELDA educator and team, as well as experience our current training curriculum firsthand.
CONGRATULATIONS!
DID YOU KNOW THAT INELDA IS A 501(C)(3) NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION?
We rely on public support and program revenue to meet our annual budget and continue providing educational and community programs, scholarships, advocacy, and outreach to expand the presence of end-of-life doulas. Help INELDA meet its mission and transform end-of-life care with a monthly gift of $5, $10, or more.
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IN THE NEWS
IN THE NEWS
- Phoenix Magazine has published an article featuring INELDA educator Kim Stravers and features a quote from executive director Douglas Simpson about the role of end-of-life doulas and the support we offer.